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Sec. 1 · H.R. 7959

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Introduced · Sec. 1

(a) Short title This Act may be cited as the IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act. (b) Amendment of 1986 code Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (c) References to Secretary For purposes of this Act, the term Secretary means the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate. (d) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; etc. Sec. 2. Standard and scope of review of whistleblower award determinations. Sec. 3. Whistleblower privacy protections. Sec. 4. Modification of IRS whistleblower report. Sec. 5. Interest on whistleblower awards. Sec. 6. Correction regarding deductions for attorney’s fees.

•HR 7959 IHSEC. 1
Committee version · Sec. 1

(a) Short title This Act may be cited as the IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act. (b) Amendment of 1986 code Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (c) References to Secretary For purposes of this Act, the term Secretary means the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate. (d) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; etc. Sec. 2. Standard and scope of review of whistleblower award determinations. Sec. 3. Whistleblower privacy protections. Sec. 4. Modification of IRS whistleblower report. Sec. 5. Interest on whistleblower awards. Sec. 6. Correction regarding deductions for attorney's fees.

•HR 7959 RHSEC. 1

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